Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square276fedilinkarrow-up1347file-text
arrow-up1347message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square276fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJordan117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·3 months agoPetrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoApparently Streptomyces are the cause.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoI learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 months agoIt’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.
Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
It’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.